I myself have very bad Arabic writing which is most probably a reflection of my very messy English writing. I think I lack pen control and patience in the area of writing, and seeing as I am trying to take a positive step and change this I wanted to start with my Arabic writing.

It is the newest script I've learned and I would like to rid myself of careless and messy writing before I habituate myself into it.

Any advice would be much appreciated and I am sure will benefit others after me

Writing Arabic can be learnt via set practice by working through a book. However, at a level where students can already rثad the language, I believe that there is no need to undertake such a methodical approach.

Rather, one should obtain a worksheet indicating all the letters in their initial, medial and terminal form. One should then use this sheet to complete homework or write up sentences.

The question of improving ones fluency/legibility is slightly different.One must verify the "line" that Arabic is written upon. Students should also understand that Arabic is a cursive language and so ensure that there is some consistency to these curves throughout their writing.These two steps should ensure that there is some symmetry to the writing which should result in a more legible and aesthetically pleasing read.

As a summary, practice is the key. The more you practice, the faster and better you will become.

ما شاء الله the level is indeed ideal for me, however I feel that although the writing style is widely and commonly used, it is better to focus on correcting print style handwriting before moving on to this shorthand style in any case. For example, for me personally, replacing the three dots on ث with an ^ or the two dots on ت with a - or even completely replacing the stylistics of the letter ش with a long __ seems to lose the luster of the script. Nonetheless it's a good idea to keep both styles in mind, it may prove useful إن شاء الله

True. It is more logical and beneficial to be confident and fluid in writing in nask script, ruqah is more the script used for note taking once the student is confident that he/she will not forget the former script.

As I mentioned before it would be of much benefit to have materials at that level for students to practise from.

InshaAllah if anyone does come across similar worksheets it would be of great use to build a collection of online resources.

I can't see an image Nurjahan, did you mean this one by Tani Jantsang?

'We Part Only To Meet Again.'

I always have an impression that when any form of handwriting is written like the this (especially with a fountain pen), it is an indication that the writer is experienced and knows their stuff so much so that they can't wait to get it on paper...I imagine a professor in his/her study...It is nice change from continuously writing in Naskh script...

ps: Nothing strange or coincidental, just pressed edit on your post, put the link into google but nothing came up, so I looked up the site from which you wanted to take the image from (geocites), did a bit of research and figured it must be that picture you were trying to post up.